引

yǐndictionary entry

to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

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Original source entry:

引 引 [yin3] /to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to lengthen/to involve or implicate in/to attract/to lead/to guide/to leave/to provide evidence or justification for/old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters/

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